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Cynthia Michaels

Bill of Human Wrongs

Synopsis

Claire Winslow has nightmares nearly every night, reliving the event when her sister killed a man, and then shot herself.
Twenty years later, Claire Winslow, now a US Republican Senator from the state of Washington is an advocate for women’s rights.
Claire is about to be tested.
Senate Bill 1257 is set to be released with only a week to read before the vote. This bill attempts to modify the constitution in a way that could change the future lives of not only women, but all non-white citizens in the country.
The Senate is dominated by the Republican Party. The authors of the bill have every Republican on board to sign the bill. Except for Claire Winslow.
And they need her vote.
This thriller leads us through the life of Claire Winslow during a time when the people around her will stop at nothing to win her vote.
Enter Eve Hart.
Eve lives in a different world from Claire’s, a place that might be the creation of SB 1257. Eve could be a product, a futuristic outcome from this SB 1257.
Claire is having her nocturnal nightmares depicting the last moments of her sister’s life, her Party’s pressures, nasty tricks are taking a toll on her. There are only a few days left before the vote, when Claire learns something so dreadful, so unthinkable.
What will Claire do with this knowledge?

Author Biography

C. Michaels is from the Pacific NW but now lives in Mexico with her Chow Chow, Rani. Michaels' writes thrillers with twisty plots that tease the reader until the end. Her books, Cross Roads and NO FEAR! are a series that follow the hotel owner, Templeton from Idaho in Cross Roads, where greed drives evil people, to Mazatlan, Mx in NO FEAR!, 25 years later where that past greed is reborn with a killer on the loose. Her latest novel, Bill of Human Wrongs is a frightening political thriller that has been compared to a Rod Serling story. C. Michaels has always had a love for the arts, in both writing and painting, finding Mazatlan's Paradise the perfect place to work. Her books are character driven, and will easily draw you into their crazy zany world, a place where for some, there are no scruples or decency.
Michaels is excited about the release of her new political thriller, Bill of Human Wrongs, now on available on Amazon.

Author Insight

Is Claire Crazy?

Claire tries to convince Rachel of the impossible!

Book Excerpt

Bill of Human Wrongs

Late again, Claire felt relieved to
see Rachel sitting at their booth. “God, Rachel. It seems I’m always keeping
you waiting.” She sat, wondering how this woman would react to Eve’s newspaper.
“I was here last night, hoping to talk to you. You probably got my crazy
message in the middle of the night. Sorry about that, Rachel.”

“Why did you want to talk to me so
badly last night?”

“I was disturbed by my dream. It was
nothing.” Claire’s mind thought of the photos in her phone. She wasn’t ready to
share them. Not with Rachel. She’d have to use them, she was a news woman, and
would not accept keeping them secret.

Rachel could tell something was
bothering the Senator, but listened intently hoping to identify it. “Claire,
stop rambling. We need to talk about the bill. Can you be on my show tomorrow?
I have only one week to let the people know. We need them calling their
Senators about this. I want the phones to ring all week.”

“Yes, you’re right. But there is
something else I want to share with you. Something so big, Rachel. If it’s as
it seems, there are no words for this. I realize the bill is important, but
this, well.” Claire turned to the front entrance, wondering where Tony was. “I
have a friend that’s supposed to join us, someone who can help to explain.” She
couldn’t wait any longer and shoved the newspaper across the table.

Claire watched her new friend scan
through the article.

“I don’t know Spanish, Claire. But it
does appear that Eve’s story about that poor woman is real. What does it say?
And more so, where did you get this?”

Donna asked them if they wanted to
order anything with their coffee.

Rachel looked at Claire with a
twinkle in her eye. “Do you have any scones fresh from the oven? Those are the
best in town.”

“We don’t serve scones.” She handed
the women a menu. “I’ll give you a chance to look over our selection.”

When she was out of hearing distance,
Rachel laughed. “What was that all about? That is the same lady that brings us
our treats each night, isn’t it? That is Donna, right?”

“Rachel, the article says that Conchita was driven to a bus that night and that the bus
has disappeared. Either an accident or kidnapping. It’s still unknown where the
bus is. But look closer, look at the date on the top of the paper. What do you
see?”

Claire’s nervous energy was driving
her mad, waiting for Rachel to make the discovery. She watched the woman peruse
the top of the periodical. Then her eyes landed on the one bit of information
that would surely blow her mind. The color left her face, her expression showed
shock, curiosity.

“What is this? A joke? This paper’s a
fake, we were right about this woman all along.” She looked across the table.
“Where did you get this?”

“From Eve. She was here last night,
and very distraught. She’d tried calling me only to discover that my number
didn’t exit. Didn’t exist, Rachel.” She pulled her cell out of her purse and
shook it at the woman. “Maybe not for her, Rachel. Maybe not to a woman living
30 years in the future.”